Nicolas Bernard Lépicié

Nicolas Bernard Lépicié studied at Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. Jean-Frédéric Schall, Carle Vernet and Henri-Pierre Danloux are recorded as having studied under Nicolas Bernard Lépicié. The recorded working language is French. Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris. Works named in the authority record are Boy with a Drawing Book. Work by Nicolas Bernard Lépicié is recorded in the collections of Städel Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum and Nationalmuseum. Distinctions recorded are Prix de Rome.

• Name — Nicolas Bernard Lépicié • Born — 16 June 1735 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Died — 15 September 1784 • Place of death — Paris, France • Occupation — Painter

Nicolas-Bernard studied with leading artists of the century including Carle Vanloo. In 1769 he was accepted into the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in Paris. Three years later, in 1772, he became an assistant professor and, in 1777, a professor. He taught important names such as Carle Vernet, Jean-Frederic Schall, Jean-Antoine-Théodore Giroust, Jean-Joseph Taillasson, Henri-Pierre Danloux, Jean-Baptiste Regnault and Nicolas-Antoine Taunay.

Lépicié's work was visibly influenced by his father's friend, Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, whose themes were a source of inspiration. Lépicié's subjects range from portraits (Le Petit Dessinateur -1772; The Astronomer (i.e. Pierre Charles Le Monnier) - 1777) to history paintings (Achilles and the Centaur Chiron - 1769) and genre scenes (A Mother Feeding her Child - 1774, Cour de ferme - 1784).

• Illustration — Portrait de la famille Leroy (1766), Moscow, Pushkin Museum. • Illustration — Adonis changé en Anémone (c. 1768), Palace of Versailles. • Illustration — Narcisse (1771), Saint-Quentin, musée Antoine-Lécuyer. • Illustration — Le Lever de Fanchon (1773), Saint-Omer, musée de l'hôtel Sandelin. • Illustration — The Interior of a Customs House (1775), Madrid, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. • Illustration — The Interior of a Market (1779), Private collection • Illustration — The Departure of the Poacher (1781) • Illustration — Le Jeune Dessinateur, Paris, musée du Louvre displayed at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec in 2008 • Illustration — Two Nude Male Figures at the Metropolitan Museum of Art • Illustration — Seated Male Nude Facing Right at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

The authorities additionally record the headings Nicolas Bernard Lepeié, Nicolas Bernard Lepicie, Nicolas Bernard Lepicié, Nicolas Bernard Lepeie and Nicolas-Bernard Lepicie. His recorded language was French.